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The Resource The Three-year Swim Club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory, Julie Checkoway

The Three-year Swim Club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory, Julie Checkoway

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Summary
The inspirational story of a group of impoverished children who were transformed into champion swimmers. In 1937 an ordinary grammar school teacher on the island of Maui took a group of underprivileged children mostly of Japanese ancestry and, in three short years, transformed them into Olympic champions
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
14 audio discs (900 min.)
Note
  • Compact discs
  • Disc fourteen includes a PDF of photos
Contents
  • Part one: Such stuff as dreams (1932-1937). To race with giants ; Hardhead ; A wide awakening ; The pursuit of greater ventures
  • Part two: On such a sea 1938). An exercise of will ; Owing to the protracted hostilities ; Keeping 1940 in mind all the time
  • Part three: Taken at the flood (1939). Down under ; Youths of the sea ; The coup
  • Part four: A tide in the affairs of men (1940-1941). A season of flame ; Santa Barbara ; Mr. Smith comes to Maui ; Blitzkrieg
  • Part five: Fall seven times, get up eight (nana korobi, ya oki) (1944-1948). Go for broke ; Home front ; Detroit, redux (1948) ; Goals and sacrifices
Isbn
9781619693845
Instance
Label
The Three-year Swim Club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory
Title
The Three-year Swim Club
Title remainder
the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory
Statement of responsibility
Julie Checkoway
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The inspirational story of a group of impoverished children who were transformed into champion swimmers. In 1937 an ordinary grammar school teacher on the island of Maui took a group of underprivileged children mostly of Japanese ancestry and, in three short years, transformed them into Olympic champions
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BTCTA
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Checkoway, Julie
Dewey number
797.21/0969/21
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
GV837.9
LC item number
.C44 2015ab
Literary text for sound recordings
biography
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Alex Chadwick
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1947-
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Chadwick, Alex
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  • Sakamoto, Soichi
  • Olympic Games
  • Olympic Games
  • Japanese American children
  • Swimming
  • Swimmers
  • Olympics
  • Japanese American children
  • Olympics
  • Swimmers
  • Swimming
  • Hawaii
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not applicable
Label
The Three-year Swim Club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory, Julie Checkoway
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Compact discs
  • Disc fourteen includes a PDF of photos
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Part one: Such stuff as dreams (1932-1937). To race with giants ; Hardhead ; A wide awakening ; The pursuit of greater ventures
  • Part two: On such a sea 1938). An exercise of will ; Owing to the protracted hostilities ; Keeping 1940 in mind all the time
  • Part three: Taken at the flood (1939). Down under ; Youths of the sea ; The coup
  • Part four: A tide in the affairs of men (1940-1941). A season of flame ; Santa Barbara ; Mr. Smith comes to Maui ; Blitzkrieg
  • Part five: Fall seven times, get up eight (nana korobi, ya oki) (1944-1948). Go for broke ; Home front ; Detroit, redux (1948) ; Goals and sacrifices
Control code
ocn907157328
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
14 audio discs (900 min.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781619693845
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Lccn
2017615952
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other control number
9781619693845
Other physical details
digital
Publisher number
2-11384
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
(OCoLC)907157328
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
The Three-year Swim Club : the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory, Julie Checkoway
Publication
Note
  • Compact discs
  • Disc fourteen includes a PDF of photos
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Part one: Such stuff as dreams (1932-1937). To race with giants ; Hardhead ; A wide awakening ; The pursuit of greater ventures
  • Part two: On such a sea 1938). An exercise of will ; Owing to the protracted hostilities ; Keeping 1940 in mind all the time
  • Part three: Taken at the flood (1939). Down under ; Youths of the sea ; The coup
  • Part four: A tide in the affairs of men (1940-1941). A season of flame ; Santa Barbara ; Mr. Smith comes to Maui ; Blitzkrieg
  • Part five: Fall seven times, get up eight (nana korobi, ya oki) (1944-1948). Go for broke ; Home front ; Detroit, redux (1948) ; Goals and sacrifices
Control code
ocn907157328
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
14 audio discs (900 min.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781619693845
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Lccn
2017615952
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other control number
9781619693845
Other physical details
digital
Publisher number
2-11384
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
(OCoLC)907157328
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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